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H. M. sEGU 2,401,667

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Patented June 4," 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Hazel Mary Segur,Seattle, Wash.

Application April 11, 1945, Serial No. 587,734

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in workboxes and more particularly to sewing `boxes for holding the suppliesand equipment used in household sewing work.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sewing box havingmeans for the orderly disposition therein of sewing supplies andequipment, and especially to provide means for storing spools of threadwithin the box in such a manner that they will not co-mingle indisorderly fashion with the other contents of the box.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sewing box havingmeans for rendering conveniently available, when the box is open, thespools of thread which are stored therein.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rack attached tothe inside of the lid of the sewing box and including pivoted shelves onwhich pegs are mounted for receiving the spools of thread together withmeans for securing the shelves in a position to prevent displacement ofthe spools therefrom when the lid is closed and for moving the shelvesinto a position for conveniently removing the spools therefrom when thelid is open.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character olfsimple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, andtin which- Figure l is aperspective view showing the lid of the work box in open position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the lid in partly openposition.

Figure 3 is a side elevational View showing the lid in fully openposition.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing one of thehinged shelves, and

Figure 5 is a side elevational view showing the lid in closed positionand with parts broken away and shown in section.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a box of a type adapted for holding sewingmaterial and equipment and to one edge of which a lid 6 is hingedlyattached.

A pair of angle iron frame members 'II are secured to the underside ofthe lid adjacent the side edges thereof and to one of said frame membersis attached a sectional hinged brace 8 for securing the lid in its openposition, the lid being swingable rearwardly beyond the vertical planeof the rear Wall of the box as will be apparent from an inspection ofFigure 3 of the drawings.

A plurality of horizontally extending vertically spaced shelves 9 arefixedly attached at their ends to the frame members I and spaced beloweach of the shelves 9 is a hingedly connected shelf I0 attached at itsends to each of the frame members 1 by the pins II.

A rod I2 connects one end of each of the hinged shelves I0 for uniformpivotal movement, the upper end of the rod I2 having a coil spring I3attached thereto and connected to the uppermost stationary shelf S toyieldably urge the hinged shelves upwardly and in a direction toward itsadjacent upper stationary shelf 9.

A chain I4 is attached at one end to the lower end of the rod I2 and isconnected at its other end to the inside of the box 5 and of a lengthadapted to swing the shelves I 0 downwardly away from their adjacentupper stationary shelves 9 during the opening movement of the lid andafter the lid passes rearwardly beyond the vertical plane of the rearwall of the box.

A plurality of pegs I5 rise upwardly from each of the hinged shelves I0and upon which spools of thread I6 are adapted to be mounted.

The upper ends of the pegs I5 terminate slightly below the adjacentupper stationary shelves 9 when the lid is closed, or in partly openposition as will be apparent from an inspection of Figure 2 of thedrawings, the shelves I0 and pegs |15 being held in such position by thecoil spring I3.

When the lid 6 is opened backwardly beyond the vertical plane of therear wall of the box into the position as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawings the chain I4 will pull the rod I2 and hinged shelves Illdownwardly so that the hinged shelves will occupy a positionsubstantially at a 45 degree angle with respect to their adjacent upperstationary shelves 9 whereby the pegs I5 will be inclined forwardly andfacilitate removal of the spools I from the pegs.

Accordingly, when the lid is closed the shelves 9 and l will occupysubstantially a parallel .position as indicated in Figure 5 of thedrawings and with the ends of the pegs I5 positioned in substantiallyclose relation with respect to the stationary shelves 9 so thatdisplacement of the spools I6 from the pegs is impossible.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary. l

It is to' be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownanddescribed a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully compre-` hendd by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention,'what is claimed is: v

A sewing box including a hinged lid, a pair of strips secured to theinside of the lid adjacent the side edges thereof, a plurality ofshelves fixedly Y 10 means normally maintaining the hinged shelves in aposition with the pegs in close relation to an Y adjacent fixed shelfwhen the lid is closed, and a flexible member connecting the rod to thebox for movingV the -pegs away from the fixed shelves 1,5 upon anopening movement of the lid.

HAZEL MARY SEGUE.

